Chapter 170
Even in the Northland, where resources are scarce, the Tassel Elven Kingdom is still a rare and good place.
Man-made cliffs and magical crystal walls have become artificial barriers in the capital city of Santander, endless hardy ancient pines have become the best wind barriers, and the spread of elven springs and magical springs and streams have given the land warmth and life, giving it a green life rarely seen in the north.
And when the humans in the north are worried about the hungry winter beasts, the natural shamans and hunters of the elves have successfully tamed them into obedient domestic animals, and when the northern countries are busy for the rations in the long cold winter for a whole year, the fruit trees under the control of the elves ancient trees are ripe three times a year, and all kinds of out-of-season sweet fruits can only be rotten if they are not exported in time in exchange for mineral resources.
The hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, and the elven kingdoms that have inherited the legacy of the elven empire do have the heritage of despising the human nouveau riche, and the longevity of a hundred years has time and technology, and how can they not transform the environment in which they live, and the wild elves living in the treehouse in the knight novel are obviously the results of artistic processing.
And while the main army of Tassels galloped through the snow in the north, their land was as calm as ever, with young unicorns and pegasus chasing and frolicking in the forest, and elven civilians in the city still having time to organize the winter curtain rituals, as for the war on the front line? They didn't think that the powerful Elven Four Nations Alliance could be defeated at the hands of ordinary humans, let alone the best of the four countries' elites.
In fact, the number of elven troops of the hundreds of thousands is not much, but due to the extremely high average combat power. Find any elite wing to act as a royal guard of various countries. It is also a strong force on the whole continent. Not to be underestimated.
This is the essence of the elves, even in modern times, the only weakness of the elven kingdom that has inherited the ancient magic art is always the number, two hundred years to make an elf from birth to adulthood, and this cycle has changed the marriage age of early human beings, not to mention ten generations, six or seven generations are absolutely achievable.
In the war, it is the comprehensive national strength that is struggling. Population and human resources are definitely the most important of them, it is impossible to think of undead, even the most powerful mages may accidentally be accidentally killed by battlefield arrows and friendly soldiers, and the losses of a war may take two or three hundred years to make up.
Absolutely can't afford to fight a war of attrition, it's the hard wound of the elves.
This time, if the main army loses too much, the elves will enter a long period of cultivation, so to speak, for the victory of this big gamble, the elves in the north have made a fuss.
And at the moment when the main force is exhausted, because the major legions have already left the country. In the past, the task of border patrol was entrusted to the second-line corps, or adventure squads, organized by the rangers themselves.
A wild elf ranger, two or three centaur archers, and one or two elven warriors are a standard elven patrol team, and if it is a team of first-line battle groups, there may be one or two more elven ancient trees, natural shamans, and pegasus knights, and the strength is not a grade at all.
Even among the elves, the druids who don't live in comfortable cities and like to nest in the woods are in the minority.
In any place, as long as there are intelligent creatures, trees are always one of the important resources, not counting as the basic function of building and furniture materials, those exquisite elf artworks also need rare wood as raw materials, with rare precious forest areas in the north, elf high-quality wood is a big exporter.
But if the druids who take the protection of forests as their highest vocation can be reasonable, they will not be regarded as terrorists by various countries, the druids are very stubborn, the elves are also very stubborn, the elves druids who combine the two are super old and stubborn, their extreme nature conservation organizations are the source and mentor of other green terrorist organizations, and all kinds of operational secrets are regarded as classic models.
The name of the "Little Bear and Bear Alliance that Doesn't Allow Logging" sounds cute, but it has a history of tens of thousands of years, they have always been a druid terrorist organization that has caused headaches for elf countries, they have a secret method of transforming giant bears and animal taming, maybe a grizzly bear in the forest is their spy, maybe you are humming a song and happy logging, the giant bear behind you is suddenly standing up to squash you.
As a result, the elves are the birthplace of the druids and the most numerous druids, but most druids will still have a superficial occupation that the world can accept.
But at this time, in the makeshift camp, the wild elf ranger Tasia who hummed a little tune for dinner was a hidden druid master, and she was also a member of the "Little Bear Alliance", but she had not fulfilled her duty to "protect nature" recently.
The cost of feed for the pets that Tasia has domesticated is not a small amount, and she is trying to earn money to support her family before she fulfills her vocation.
And accepting the employment of the kingdom to carry out some military tasks that are not too dangerous to fill the gap in the kingdom's military strength is a very cost-effective deal, in this extraordinary period, the wealthy elven kingdom will not be stingy, and the double mercenary money in wartime has attracted countless mercenaries.
"Ha, this time it's really a lot of money, just by patrolling the border, you can make so much, I hope the war will continue to last longer, and I also expect the cowards in the city to continue to raise the commission. If the war escalates, not to mention three times the mercenary fee, ten times as much as possible. ”
Tasia doesn't speak like an elf at all, but her centaur companions are already familiar with her character, on the contrary, the centaurs who generally do not have a high status in the elven kingdom prefer Tasia's straightforwardness and approachability to those who look at people through the nostrils of the elven nobles in the city.
"Don't say such things in the city, it will make those elf uncles unhappy." Centaur Pol said with a smile, counting the recent skyrocketing salary, he can be regarded as making a lot of money this time, and he is naturally in a good mood.
"In previous years, the legion was not so easy to perform, and they had to search for those slave catchers all over the mountains, which was not an easy job. And if it does. If you encounter a sword saint and a great mage sent by every human power. It is not known who catches whom. There are not a few patrols that have disappeared because of this in previous years. ”
Tasia smiled even more happily.
"Also, those slave catchers really can't make trouble for me now, and it's a pity that they've caused trouble on their own, Princess Suanna. Hey, it's a shame that good people don't have anything to repay. ”
Thinking of that figure as gentle as water, even Tasia, who has always been unhappy with the high-ranking elves, is also full of dissatisfaction.
"I've heard a rumor about that. Well, it's just a rumor. ”
The silent elven warrior Grover suddenly burst out of nowhere, but his words naturally attracted the attention of his teammates.
After a moment's hesitation, Grover finally continued.
"Rumors say that there are many suspicious things about the kidnapping of Princess Suana this time, the elven corps that was supposed to be on duty was suddenly pulled out for training, the ranger troops suddenly began closed training, and even the royal guard Moon Blade was temporarily transferred to the border to deal with disputes, so that the not strong slave catcher caught Her Royal Highness the princess"
Hear the words. The members of the team were eerily silent, not unaware of the rumor. In recent weeks, this taboo subject has been spread and discussed in every tavern or market.
The follow-up of the rumors is also obvious, it is impossible that the death of Princess Suana is a conspiracy of the Elf King and the Senate, and it is not so much that Princess Suanna died at the hands of humans, but that she was used as a sacrifice of war by the cold-blooded Elf King.
"If there is no evidence, let's say less, there will be endless trouble."
Tasia, who had just been grinning loudly, advised Grover to be cautious, but as soon as the words fell, the usually kind elven warrior suddenly sneered.
"No evidence? Isn't it evidence that the two legendary powerhouses who were the royal family's bodyguards were suddenly transferred? The 'Hand of Kashgar', who has a very good relationship with Her Royal Highness the Princess, directly made a big fuss about the military department, and it is said that he was so angry that he directly smashed the signboard of the military department. ”
Obviously, the Grover in front of him is the pacifist who supports Princess Suanna, and after their initial anger, they began to calmly think about the cause of the princess's death, and also found those suspicious points.
"According to human beings, the planners of political conspiracy are often the beneficiaries of a series of events, and the human countries obviously did not benefit from this event, and the only one who got the benefits was the main battle faction, and that person was also ruthless, and Her Royal Highness Suanna was his daughter."
Well, this has been said bluntly enough, and it is almost pointed at the elf king and scolded.
Immediately, the temperature in the camp dropped several degrees at once, and everyone fell silent, after all, it is definitely not a good thing for ordinary people to participate in this kind of thing, spies and secret sentinels are not the patent of human beings, and if they are thrown into prison because of their mouths, it is really unlucky, and there is no place to talk about suffering.
And Tasia, who was already a druid, was even less interested in this kind of thing, and although she felt that the princess was a pity, she had no intention of risking her life for her.
So, she tried to talk to him.
"Ah, there's a dark elf there!"
Well, the appearance of dark elves in the hinterland of the elven kingdom? This is obvious nonsense, but it amuses Grover.
He smiled and shook his head.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it, the darkness here and there"
Halfway through his words, he rolled his eyes and fell, the dark green dagger behind him showing the reason for his fall.
"I don't know how you found me, but now that I've been discovered, I'm sure I can't let you go back."
Out of Grover's shadow came a figure in pitch-black leather armor, and the black complexion was enough to explain it.
"There really are dark elves, maybe, I can consider becoming a prophetic mage."
At this time, Tasia still had time to sigh at her crow's mouth, the dark elf scout in front of her was probably silver, and the toxin from the dagger was just an ordinary paralyzing poison, and it might be enough to clean up the ordinary patrol team, but counting the legendary druid strength that he had hidden, the scout in front of him was just the residue of combat power five. "Aha. Eat me rolling pin! “
And that's exactly what happened. The dark elf, who was originally slowly ambitious, was knocked down by Tasia's fierce stick after waiting for a photo. He probably thought of why an elven archer with a longbow would display such superb stick skills, and what was the matter with the paralyzing lightning strike in the stick.
"Sample, dare to talk to me, little ones, hurry up and walk with someone, I don't think the situation is right, I don't know if he still has accomplices"
The rest can be saved. The many ghosts that emerged from the woods had already illustrated it, and Tasia had once again confirmed her gift for prophecy.
"Tasia, let's say a few words."
At this time, it is naturally the time to run, considering that this person also said something in the past adventure (only bad things), the centaur Pol who ran to the front was also full of resentment.
But his words were not answered, and when he turned his head, Tasia had disappeared without a trace, and the only thing left was the grizzly bear who had been napping.
And their own teammates. Except for Tasia, who suddenly disappeared, all of them had already fallen.
"Ritsu: Dizzy!"
After hearing a voice. The gray-black brilliance flashed, and he fell directly to the ground unconscious.
At this time, a dark elf shaman riding a black armored war scorpion walked out, and behind her were dozens of dark elf scouts with panicked faces.
"Stupid male, even such a weak sacrifice can't deal with it, if you miss the big thing after the spider this time, I will cut you into slices and feed the poisonous silk spider alive!"
In front of him was the angry rebuke of the Dark Elf Priest, and in the distance, there was the sound of snapping and tapping, and Tasia, who had more adventure experience than the surface ranger status, knew that this was the sound of large-scale lizard cavalry marching, and as long as the most powerful family could afford to raise expensive lizard cavalry, there was only one possibility if the lizard cavalry was used in formation.
"High Priest Rose and the Grey Lizard Cavalry Legion? Damn, this is not a hunting party looking for sacrifices at all, this is a whole army of dark elves, sending an army to attack the elven kingdom at this time, Rose is crazy? ”
And now is obviously not the time to sigh, when Tasia silently imitates the habits of the grizzly bear and intends to leave, but is seen by the female priestess.
"Hmph, it's not been a year or two for the old lady to imitate animals, the old lady is a professional."
So, she leaned down directly, sniffed the fallen elf, and made the appearance of a grizzly bear foraging for food.
But suddenly, she noticed that the pitch-black light was converging on the priest's nine-headed whip, and she seemed to have found something, so she was a little anxious.
"I'm sorry, eldest sister, I will compensate you in the future."
She gritted her teeth, biting down on her fallen colleague and chewing it with her eyes closed.
"Hmph, completely simulate my Xiaohui's eating form, it's time to go to see the old lady's divine acting skills."
But when he opened his eyes, he found that the dark elves not only did not leave, but also did not distract from him, on the contrary, they looked at him dumbfounded.
"Poof, ahaha, there's a bear eating grass! This druid is so funny. ”
The priestess rolled with laughter on the back of the armored scorpion, and Tasia realized that it didn't taste right in her mouth, and then looked over to find that Grover had woken up and was looking at him in shock.
It turned out that at this moment, Grover escaped the effect of the paralyzing poison and dodged the bloody mouth, and Tasia, with her eyes closed, took a bite of a piece of grass and began to swallow.
Obviously, she tried to shield her palate and would not taste the taste in her mouth, and as a result, she ate two mouthfuls of grass violently.
"Hmph, the old lady is a bear who likes to eat grass, what, is there a rule that bears can't eat grass? Eat my bear's paw and turn the sky upside down! ”
Well, Tasia, who always drops the chain at critical moments, once again shows with her actions what it means to be a dead duck with a hard mouth and annoyed and angry. (To be continued......)
PS: What's that, the big-eyed abnormal creatures have been recorded in Sanjiang, and now they are second in second place, and it is sad to remember that we were fourth in Sanjiang and fifth in Papasang at that time, and I won't say much about the extra nonsense and reasons, but I still hope that the good-looking book can get the results it deserves, please support it.